I was driving on hwy 610 in houston, texas when the vehicle engine shut off and caught fire. i had gone to the dealership several times initially for a start up key issue, then tires, hub cap, and then the engine shut off on the hwy january 25th 2014, the warranty company noted that there were underlying issues with the vehicle when it was first sold, made a proposal to the dealership, and dealership eventually placed an engine i was told later by a younger gentleman named [xxx] that is was a sued engine. i had taken it home, and next day had issues again. took it in to get spark plugs changed, but the end result was fire on the hwy way may 12, 2014. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Gas pedal stops working,once or twice a week,started in august of this year,not in heavy traffic yet,nissan shop could not find anything wrong,replaced master cylinder as brake light was coming on,its a 2008 nissan altima with 40,000 miles. *tr
While driving down road a strong odor of gasoline would fill the inside of car also had smell of antifreeze inside car took it to paul barnett nissan in brookhaven they could not duplicate the problem car was sluggish while driving and the radio went out twice . the interior lights would become very bright and dim while driving. *tr
Check engine light was on. the problem was diagnosed as a faulty seal between the fuel filler pipe and the gas cap. this requires sanding of the filler pipe. the same problem was fixed less than two years ago and the car has only 41,000 miles on it. when questioned about the repeat repair, the dealer indicated that 2 years was a "good" amount of time for this repair which usually has to be repeated in a year or year and a half. since i have never had a car with this problem before, it sounds like defective parts and/or design to me. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan altima. while driving 60 mph, the contact struck debris on the roadway. as a result, a piece of metal became lodged in the fuel tank and was hanging down. the failure caused a fuel leak. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and they are replacing the fuel tank. the dealer stated that whatever he struck caused gasoline to leak from the fuel tank. the contact stated that the location and lack of protection of the fuel tank a safety issue. the failure mileage was 15000. updated 04-28-09 cw the drivers side track seat was slow at moving. updated 04/30/09.*jb